All the People Read "The Analects"

What book did Gongsun Qiong teach? Naturally, it was the Analects of Confucius.

The Analects contains many profound principles about conduct, self-cultivation, and kindness, making it perfect for teaching these unruly people of Mangcang Town.

However, Ma Feifei still had some doubts about whether Gongsun Qiong could fully understand the Analects and educate the residents of Mangcang Town through a single copy of the Analects.

After all, Professor Gongsun Qiong's interpretation of the Analects can only be grasped through the simple white paper in her hands; without the added attributes of a systematic approach, does it still possess any magical effects?

The other practitioners outside the Bookstore were also completely bewildered. The idea of using books to educate unruly people sounded so far-fetched.

Only Chang Kong, sitting in his chair, seemed to fall into deep thought upon witnessing this scene, as if he had a different opinion on Gongsun Qiong's actions.

Within the projection.

When the tens of thousands of commoners heard that all they needed to do was study with President Gongsun and obtain Spirit Crystal without risking their lives, they were naturally overjoyed and rushed down the mountain to return to Mangcang Town.

Seeing this, the five-man team knew that the situation was hopeless. Even if they controlled the leader, it would be meaningless; because in this situation, no one would listen to the leader anymore, and the so-called leader was basically just a figurehead.

Thus, the group of tens of thousands of residents who were originally determined to fight Gongsun Qiong to the end were successfully defeated by Gongsun Qiong in less than two days, and they all obediently followed Ergouzi back to Mangcang Town.

The five-person team had no choice but to go with the flow and mingle with the crowd as they headed towards Mangcang Town.

It's still the same square, still the same people, but everyone's mindset is different now.

Gongsun Qiong stood on the high platform, looking at the tens of thousands of residents of Mangcang Town with a calm gaze and a confident smile on his face.

She could see the thoughts in the minds of tens of thousands of residents at a glance. Although everyone had different thoughts, no one was protesting that she had become the mayor of Mangcang Town. Everyone was calculating how many Spirit Crystal they could obtain, and many even had the idea of taking over the Spirit Crystal Vein Mine for themselves.

Human greed was on full display in Gongsun Qiong's eyes. But it didn't matter; since she dared to do this, she was confident she could use this Spirit Crystal Vein Mine to guide them in the right direction and lead them towards good.

Thinking of this, Gongsun Qiong raised her hands and pressed them down, and tens of thousands of people instantly fell silent, staring at Gongsun Qiong.

Gongsun Qiong was not intimidated at all. She spoke confidently and with a strong voice, "I believe everyone already knows from Ergouzi that we have unearthed a Spirit Crystal Vein Mine ten miles north of Mangcang Town. Judging from the size of the Spirit Crystal Vein Mine, it can produce approximately ten million Spirit Crystal per year."

A commotion erupted below, with tens of thousands of people whispering excitedly.

Ten million Spirit Crystal, calculated per person, that's a thousand Spirit Crystal per person per year. That's a huge sum of money!

It should be noted that when Zhao Xiaodao was at the Spirit Practitioner Eighth Stage realm, the income he earned from escorting a caravan to and from the Chu-Zhao Silk Road each month was only ten Spirit Crystal, amounting to just over a hundred spirit crystals a year.

Now, the tens of thousands of residents of Mangcang Town receive ten times more than Zhao Xiaodao each year, which shows how much profit they have.

"Shut up!" Azi snapped.

Tens of thousands of people fell silent instantly.

Gongsun Qiong continued, "Since the Spirit Crystal Vein Mine was mined in Mangcang Town, it naturally belongs to Mangcang Town; therefore, I intend to distribute this Spirit Crystal Vein Mine to the residents of Mangcang Town."

Tens of thousands of people were instantly excited, but this time they did not make a fuss; instead, they waited for Gongsun Qiong to continue.

"I believe everyone knows my requirements. To receive a share of the profits from the Spirit Crystal Vein Mine, you must first become a resident of Mangcang Town. How do you become a resident of Mangcang Town? Naturally, by studying." As Gongsun Qiong said this, her spatial ring flashed, and a white book appeared in her hand.

Gongsun Qiong held up the book and said, "This is the Analects I'm reading."

"The Analects?" The tens of thousands of residents of Mangcang Town didn't react much, but the cultivators outside were all confused.

"Is President Gongsun going to teach the contents of Epic-grade- quality book?" a cultivator asked curiously.

"Where did she get the Analects? Isn't that book hanging right here?" a practitioner said, pointing to the Analects suspended in mid-air.

"The Analects in President Gongsun's hand seems to have a white cover," someone remarked, looking at the book in Gongsun Qiong's hand.

"It's possible that it was a rubbing copied using an array," a merchant Analytic.

In this world, although there is no printing technology, there is an engraving array. As long as you have the original, you can have tens of thousands of identical books engraved in no time.

"Will this be able to educate those unruly people?" a cultivator asked doubtfully.

"Probably not? After all, books copied using this kind of engraved array have no effect," the merchant said, frowning.

If Gongsun Qiong were holding a black Epic-grade- quality copy of the Analects, people might think he could successfully educate these Gongsun Qiong people. However, the Analects created through a carving formation is a different story.

Since the Mysterious Bookstore has been open for so long, and its books have been circulating in the market, it's natural that some merchants would try to pirate them. However, it turns out that these Mysterious Bookstore books, which look the same as those in the Mysterious Bookstore, are actually completely useless.

Aside from the content being exactly the same, the magical effects of the Mysterious Bookstore are completely absent.

That's when everyone realized that the books in the Mysterious Bookstore couldn't be pirated by others, and even if they were, they wouldn't succeed. So, from then on, no one ever tried to pirate the books in the Mysterious Bookstore again.

Of course, precisely because of this, people were not very optimistic about Gongsun Qiong using a White Quality copy of the Analects to educate these unruly people.

Everyone stared at the projection with puzzled looks.

The tens of thousands of unruly people in the projection did not react at all to the Analects that Gongsun Qiong took out. They had no idea that the book came from the Mysterious Bookstore. None of that mattered to them, as long as they could obtain Spirit Crystal.

Gongsun Qiong continued, "Over the next two months, you must understand the contents of this book in order to become residents of Mangcang Town and enjoy the right to receive annual dividends from the Spirit Crystal Vein Mine. If..."

At this point, Gongsun Qiong's originally amiable expression instantly turned gloomy, the atmosphere in the room plummeted to freezing point, and everyone's hearts were in their throats as they nervously watched Gongsun Qiong.

"If you fail to meet my requirements within two months, I will destroy that Spirit Crystal Vein Mine!"